Key-purse.



No. 689,872. Patented Dec. 3l, |90I,

B F GRISCOM KEY PURSE. (Appn e lmdmyl 1901 (Ilo Ilodel.)

UNiTED STATES PAT-ENT FFICE.

BENJAMIN F. GRISCOM, OF `PHLADELPAHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

KEY-PURSE.

SPIECJEIGA'IION forming part of Letters Patent No. 689,872, datedDecember 31, 1901.

Application filed May 1I 1901l To all whom it 77ML?! con/cern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. GRIsooM, a citizen of the UnitedStates,\vhose residence is 1413 North Sixteenth street, Philadelphia,county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Key-Purses, fully described and representedin the following specification and the accompanying drawings, forming apart of the same.

It is common for many persons to use a key ring or chain to secure anumber of keys together, and such connection prevents their loss andenables them to be readily found when carried yin a pocket with otherarticles. A knife, various kinds of charms, smokers utensils, and otherrequisites for a gentlemans use are often attached to the ring with thekeys, and sonne of such articles are sometimes of considerable value andliable to be seriously injured by rust or dampuess.

My invention comprises a species of dat purse adapted to inclose thekeys when in the pocket and closed at the sides and at one end, with anopening in the other end adapted to slide upon the key-chain, theopening at the opposite end being provided with a suitable 'catch toretain the keys inthe purse when desired, but when loosened permittingthe purse to be slid upward upon the chain, and thus offer nointerference to the free manipulation and use of the'keys separately.The purse is made of two oblong pieces of yielding material, as leather,sewed together upon the sides and at one end exposing the opening forthe key-chain and with the loose flaps at the opposite end connected bya snapbutton. If the keys were inclosed in the purse without a chain,t-he purse and keys could be stolen from the pocket, but by myconstruction the ordinary key-chain can be used, which has its outer endattached firmly to the clothing to prevent the theft of the keys, andthe purse can at pleasure be slid upward upon the chain to use the keysas freely as if no purse were employed.

The invention will be understood by reference to the annexed drawings,in which- Figure l is a side elevation of the purse with opening at oneend for the free passage of a chain, the keys being shown inside thepurse with a portion of the ring and chain `a light and efficientconstruction.

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side and the opening closed by the fastener,

and Fig. 3 is a side view of the purse with a chain-loop attached tolthe end of a chain for securing the keys and the keys concealed by thepurse. Fig. 4 shows the same construction of purse with the chain drawninto the opening sufficiently to remove the keys from the purse. Theopening formed by the loose flaps or edges of the leather is showninFigs. l to 4, inclusive, at the lower end or apex of the purse, andFigs. 3 and 4 are drawn upon a smaller scale than the preceding figures.

The two side pieces of the purse are preferably made of leather, as themetal articles inclosed are liable to speedily chafe and Wear any othersubstance, and such material maintains the shape of the purse withoutthe need of any metallic frame,and thus furnishes The sides a a areshown in Figs. l to 4 united at each of twoopposite edges by a row ofstitches b, leaving a small opening c in the top for the passage of achain and alarger opening or mouth at the bottom for the insertion andremoval of the bunch of keys. The stud d and socket c of a snap-buttonare shown upon the back and front aps of the large opening and keep themouth closed when desired. Two segmental pieces f are shown stitchedaround the upper-opening c to reinforce the same, so as to preserve itsstrength Where chafed by the passage of the chain. A key-ring g is shownin Fig. l with keys h thereon and a chain Z attached to the ring andextended outside of the purse. By opening the fastener and pressing theedges of the purse the mouth is opened so that the keys may readily bedropped out of the same, the chain at the same time being draggedthrough the opening o, as is shown in']E`ig.'4.A

Figs. 3 and 4 show the purse with the same construction as in Fig. l,but the keys attached to a loop of chain j instead of to a keyring, theends of such loop being secured detachably to the chain Z by a snap-hookor ring Z0. By inspection of Fig. 4 it will be seen that the keys may bereadily drawn into the purse by pulling the chain upward with IOC- othersuitable means the outer end of the` chain may be secured to theclothing, so that the keys cannot be stolen or the purse containing thesame, and the keys are thus securely held while the purse protects themfrom abrading the pocket and from any injurious effects of dust ordampness.

It is common to make a key-purse with a large opening at the side and asnap-hook at the middle of such opening With a post in one end of thepurse and a key-ring thereon to retain the keys inside the purse. Such apurse is not adapted to retain the keys without attachment to thekey-ring and the post, as the side opening requires to be very large torender the keys accessible when the fastening is loosened. In myconstruction the closing of the purse at its longitudinal edges retainsthe keys therein when the end opening is secured by the fastening d, andmy construction thus secures the keys in lthe purse when desired andpermits of their instantaneous removal when required.

I hereby disclaim a key-purse having the key-ring secured Within thepurse by any means, as the sliding of my purse upon the key-chainenables the ownerr to use the articles separately with a great deal moreconvenience than if hinged to the purse.

Having thus set forth the nature of the invention, what is claimedherein is 1. The combination,with the key-chain and means for attachingthe keys thereto, of a key-purse of oblong form closed upon the sidesand upon one end with a small opening at such end applied to the chain,and larger opening at the other end to admit the keys, with fastening atsuch larger opening to close the same and retain the keys in thepurse,whereby when the fastening is loosened the purse is movable uponthe chain to Withdraw the keys entirely from the purse.

2. The combination,with the keychain and means for attaching the keysthereto, 0f a key-purse comprising two oblong pieces of leather joinedat the two longitudinal sides and at one end, with an opening at suchend applied to the chain, and reinforced about such opening to resistthe wear of the chain, the opposite end being open to admit the keys andprovided with a fastening, whereby when the fastening is loosened thepurse is movable upon the chain to Withdraw the keys entirely from thepurse.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

BENJAMIN F. GRISCOM. lVitnesses:

THOMAS S. CRANE, WILLIAM II. ROBERTS.

